A Look at the Sony CLM-FHD5 Clip-on LCD Monitor

Sony gives us more details about their new CLM-FHD5 clip-on LCD field monitor announced with the a7rii:

A perfect match fo compact mirrorless cameras, the new slim Clip-on Monitor CLM-FHD5 with Full HD (1920×1080) resolution effectively supports accurate focusing on a 5.0-type large screen, either for shooting stills or movies on the spot. It also features multiple functions, e.g. enlarged display (x3 or x6), Peaking, False Color, Video Level Marker, S-Log Display Assist and so on.

Here are the features at a glance:

5″ LCD

1920×1080 resolution

Comes with hot shoe adapter

Comes with foldable sunshade

Dimensions: 139mmx100x23.1mm

x3 and x6 magnification

Focus peaking

False color

S-Log Display Assist (see below)

takes M, V and W (adapter needed for W) series batteries

90 degrees tiltable on both sides. 180 degrees horizontal rotation.

HDMI Type A connector and 2.5mm headphone jack

DC In port (proprietary)

Built-in monoaural speakers

Regarding S-Log2 Display Assist:

It is clear it’s just a kind of LUT applied over the image so you can see things better easily. However, the image doesn’t show any controls to tweak things in case of an exposure change, so I don’t know how helpful it will be in real use.